One of two things will happen. #1 Layton lays out his conditions most of which are total anathema to Harper and he summarily rejects them. In which case Layton gets to say "wew tried to make parliamewnt work but Harper is too intransigent" (95% probability)mOr #2 Harper caves in to the NDP in which case Layton claims victory (5% probability)

What happened to "turfing" Harper, not trusting him, he must go? You guys are an absolute riot. Thought you didn't want us leading at Copenhagen? Now, he'll give you something on credit cards and you'll prop him up? Keep chasing your tail, I'm loving every second after listening to you blowhards go ON and ON and ON and ON....

All this is about, you're broke and you know the probability is you will LOSE seats. Nothing more, nothing less, spare me the bad spin.

Simliar to how the Liberals are now saying they're going to vote down the government before even reading he text of the Cons' latest attempt to cling to power first.... if you're going to accuse us of changing our stance perhaps you should look in the mirror first.

Layton may get something and that's why you're all steamed about this... because you were so ineffective. If Jack doesn't get anything he certainly won't be propping up the government (unlike a certain faux-progressive party).

Couldn't agree more. Sorry, there's just no way to reconcile all the bravado with this stuff we're hearing now. You don't trust these guys member? You want them turfed now, because they are harming the economy, remember? Blah, blah, bladdy blah, and now it's lets try and wrestle a concession or two to prop these guys up and KEEP them in power. Absurdity, and somewhere in every apologists mind they now darn well it's so.

Everybody, including Harper, knows about the Dippers poverty. And the resulting compromising position they are in.

Harper is a pretty smart guy, and has done a lot of negotiating in the past. So I wouldn't be surprised if, at the last minute, he comes up with a creative offer that allows both him and Jack to save face with their respective bases.

Obviously it's way too early in the game for that kind of move. It may not even be necessary, if the polls turn bad against Iggy, or there are cracks in the Lib caucus. Too many unknowns right now.

I think the Cons today, that was an opening salvo. Tomorrow Layton will leave a slight crack, but say he's not optimistic- part of this will be in reaction to the blowback from the grassroots I'm sure he's hearing behind the scenes. All will look bleak, but you can bet there will be whispers and low key "entertains". The Cons were all in key today, and it wasn't an accident.